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implode

[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /
VERB
collapse inward
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“Businesses do not have to implode for these stocks to just take a well-deserved breather,” writes Jefferies’ U.S.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

She has learned when she does this, the world doesn't implode.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

The Jets, meanwhile, keep finding ways to implode, and effort matters in games like this.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

A fear in markets has been that if these companies start selling crypto, one of the year’s most popular trades could implode.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

At a nearby bakery, hungry men gathered in front of the plate-glass window separating them from racks of freshly baked bread, hoping the window would implode.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

"The idea the labor market has turned a corner implodes with this report."

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

It is essential, especially as we all watch in grief as the Middle East implodes, to hasten our way to renewable energy sources and clean transit options.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

The epistemological and ontological nihilism of the closed cube argument frankly implodes upon itself.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2023

These are more powerful than run-of-the-mill supernovae, which occur when a star runs out of fuel and implodes with a sudden loss of radiation pressure akin to demolishing the supports holding up a roof.

From Scientific American May 23, 2023

The core implodes violently, the exterior rebounds and a supernova explosion results.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

That all changed when Humza Yousaf's premiership imploded in April 2024.

From BBC May 19, 2026

I want to be careful about what I’m not saying: I am not saying private credit is the next subprime market, which imploded in 2008.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

“Oh...” said Harry, as the scene in his mind’s eye imploded.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

When hotel- and sales-tax revenue began imploding weeks later due to pandemic shutdowns, city leaders laid off more than 400 municipal employees, roughly 20% of its workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

While this match may have reminded him why he gave up the captaincy four years ago, he has once again held together a batting line-up that risked imploding.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

The big question is whether there’s a risk of it suddenly imploding.

From MarketWatch May 17, 2026

The boom in companies holding large stocks of cryptos has been a hot play this year, but that trade is now at risk of imploding and dragging down the rest of the sector with it.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

The female anchor smiles like she’s discussing a fabulous green bean recipe, not my imploding life.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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